Even in an outing when he might not have been at his best, Orioles left-hander Tanner Scott’s three-inning start Tuesday showed both the benefits and the drawbacks of his mandated schedule of throwing a three-inning start every five days with a bullpen session in between.
Scott’s fastball was 97-99 mph in the first inning and settled around 96-97 mph by the end of his day, and while he didn’t allow a run, he struck out three with three walks and two hits allowed to lower his ERA to 1.40 on the season.
It’s clear the plan has worked — he threw his slider more often, and flashed one or two outstanding ones — and Scott, 22, has benefited from it.